Social Work

The Social Work Program at The College of New Rochelle, offering a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Work, is fully accredited by the Council on Social Work Education and approved by the New York State Department of Education as a baccalaureate-level social work education program.

Upon completing the major, students are eligible to apply for advanced standing in graduate schools of social work and, if accepted, may earn the M.S.W. degree in one year instead of the two years generally required.

Courses emphasize direct services with individuals, families, small groups, organizations, and communities, and enable students to understand how social welfare services are organized and develop the skills to assist clients in obtaining the services they need.

The Social Work curriculum is built upon the liberal arts perspective of the School of Arts & Sciences, which emphasizes learning and ways of thinking about people within a societal context, enriches the student's understanding of the person-in-environment focus of social work practice, and provides the foundation for the Social Work major.

In recognition of the value of human service study as a basis for the Social Work Program, the department has established articulation agreements with some local community colleges. These agreements specify the courses which will be accepted in transfer and the requirements toward which they will be applied.

Requirements

Social Work Majors are required to complete the School of Arts & Sciences Core Curriculum, 18 credits of required support courses in related disciplines, and 43 credits of professional foundation core courses (see lists below) which prepare students for direct services with client systems of various sizes and types.

The Social Work curriculum is built upon the liberal arts perspective of the School of Arts & Sciences which emphasizes learning and ways of thinking about people within a societal context, enriches the student's understanding of the person-in-environment focus of social work practice, and provides the foundation for the Social Work major.

Required Support Courses in Related Disciplines: 18 Credits

BIO 110 - Concepts in Biology 3 cr. or any other course in human biology

Social work emphasizes the importance of "hands-on" supervised training experience as a major part of its educational programs.

Our field instruction program offers students placements that cover the depth and breadth of the field of social work, and like the field itself, the list of placements changes and expands regularly. Examples of general areas of social work practice and corresponding field placements where students have interned include:

Mental Health Placements

Psychiatric hospitals

Mental health clinics

Residential treatment centers

General Medical Placements

Hospitals

Outpatient medical clinics including family and pediatric care

HIV/AIDS services

Rehabilitation facilities

Substance Abuse Placements

Outpatient substance abuse clinics

Substance abuse prevention services

Substance abuse day treatment centers

Gerontology Placements

Senior centers

Adult day care centers

Nursing homes

Senior outreach case management and mental health services

School Placements

Preschool, day care, and Head Start programs

Elementary schools

Middle schools

High schools

Special schools (special education for disabled and developmental delays)